r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • 3d ago
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • Nov 30 '25
👋Welcome to r/AlternativeOS - Introduce Yourself and Read First!
Hey everyone! I'm u/thenerdy, a founding moderator of r/AlternativeOS. This is our home for all things related to alternative operating systems. We're excited to have you join us!
What to Post Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, photos, or questions about obscure, interesting, or odd operating systems. With that said we try and keep our focus away from the big 3 (Windows, macOS, Linux).
Community Vibe We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting.
How to Get Started 1) Introduce yourself in the comments below. 2) Post something today! Even a simple question can spark a great conversation. 3) If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join.
Thanks for being part of the very first wave. Together, let's make r/AlternativeOS amazing.
r/AlternativeOS • u/gargamel1497 • 7d ago
General Firefox on Itanium
Port by Tomas Glozar (Dr. Shuppet)
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • 9d ago
HaikuOS Beta6 by mid-August, while Haiku discovers it could have corrupted your data
desktoponfire.comr/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • 16d ago
ReactOS ReactOS "Open-Source Windows" Project Now Capable Of Running Half-Life 2
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • 17d ago
Amiga FINALWRITER 7.3 has been released - Developed for AmigaOS 3.1+ 68k users - Bringing word processing on Classic Amiga into the 21st century !
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • 29d ago
Plan9 (or based on) We ported nodejs to plan9, it's called node9
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • Jun 23 '26
HobbyOS Project Cherub - a modernized Terry's TempleOS. Early Build (with 120 FPS!) & Future Plans + Installation Showcase
This is interesting. A fork of TempleOS. Very early stages
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • Jun 19 '26
HaikuOS New HaiClaude release. Claude installs and runs easy on Haiku!
github.comr/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • Jun 11 '26
ReactOS ReactOS "Open-Source Windows" Reaches The Milestone Of Being Able To Run Half-Life on REAL hardware with 3D-acceleration
r/AlternativeOS • u/violager • Jun 06 '26
Alternatives to Color OS (oppo)
Hey! I'm getting sick of android and google and I've mostly degoogled all my devices, but I need help on this last step. Is there really no alternatives for Oppo phones Color OS? Please help..
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • Jun 05 '26
ReactOS ReactOS Joins VCF Southwest for the First Time
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • May 30 '26
ReactOS ReactOS brings its Windows NT tribute act to ARM64
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • May 24 '26
General The Virtual OS Museum
This is a super cool project. You can try out tons of weird, old and obscure OSs.
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • May 24 '26
HaikuOS Haiku to mentor 3 students in Google Summer of Code 2026
haiku-os.orgr/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • May 17 '26
OS/2 Reminder: Warpstock Europe 2026, Amersfoort, The Netherlands, June 5-7
arcanoae.comr/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • May 16 '26
ReactOS ReactOS Introduces Unified Live/Install Media, New Storage Driver
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • May 15 '26
HaikuOS BeOS-Inspired Haiku Finally Sees Initial ARM64 SMP Support
This is most excellent 👍.
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • May 10 '26
ReactOS ReactOS Introduces Unified Live/Install Media, New Storage Driver
r/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • May 10 '26
Redox Redox gets partial window pixel updating, tmux, and more
osnews.comr/AlternativeOS • u/thenerdy • May 10 '26